Back thanks to a serious of unfortunate, time consuming events, once again here’s Brian’s The Week In Smoke. In case this is your first Week in Smoke, be advised that it covers many (though not necessarily all) of the cigars I’ve smoked in the past week (OK, more like the past month, but I don’t […]
Charlie’s Month in Smoke, vol. 1
I have to apologize again, folks. Things are extremely busy for me right now, and for the second week in a row I wasn’t able to record a video review. Lots of changes are happening in my life right now: I successfully passed my PhD dissertation proposal, my wife & I recently announced that we’re […]
Stogie Review Travel Humidors
Welcome to my write up for this week. I have been battling this nasty cold/flu that is going around and have not been able to smoke a cigar since Thanksgiving. I am hoping I can smoke next week but the way this thing is hanging around, I am not sure. Well anyway, this gives me […]
Black Label Lighters: El Presidente
A couple of weeks ago I received an email from our good friend Steven over at Lighter Direct. Steven asked if I had any interest in reviewing a new line of lighters that he is having great success with. I was happy to accept and had a brand new Black Label El Presidente lighter in […]
Arturo Fuente Hemingway Untold Story Maduro
It’s that time of year again. And I’m not talking about trees, lights, shopping sprees and loosened belts. I’m talking about rare Fuente smoke season, where cigar geeks and Fuente fanatics across the country dash to their nearest B&M to see what presents Santa Carlito left on the shelves. This year, along with the annual […]
CRA (app review)
This past week has been another one of those in which I’m short on time and long on things to do. I’m currently working on a couple of new cigar reviews, but I simply haven’t have a chance to sit down and record a video. Since Jerry just posted a Week in Smoke yesterday, I […]
Week in Smoke – TGT Edition
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a safe, enjoyable and refreshing Thanksgiving holiday. Anyone do any Black Friday shopping? I’m actually on the hunt for some Sesame Street figurines that are proving to be impossible to find for some reason. Of course these figurines aren’t sold online and no sign of them in the half […]
Three Things Brian Knows About Cigars
Due to temporary schedule conflicts, don’t have a review for you this week, but I’m not going to leave you hanging. I considered posting another Brian’s The Week In Smoke, but I felt like doing something different. Since Jerry ripped off the Week In Smoke concept, I figure it’s only fair I hijack one of […]
New Havana Cigars (NHC) Surrogates
The inspiration behind the Surrogates, a new line offered exclusively by New Havana Cigars, was to create a special smoke that would be available on a consistent basis, as opposed to a limited edition that you might fall in love with, but which you’ll never be able to get your hands on again. A full-bodied […]
Xen by Nish Patel
Wrapper : Ecuadorian Connecticut Binder : Nicaraguan Filler : Secret blend of herbs and spices Source : bought locally Today I have for you the Xen from Nish Patel in the robusto (5×50) size. I am going to let the video do the talking this week because I just deleted my whole write up and […]